Product Manager
Location: EG, , 
Department: Business Development
Employment type: Full-time
Required experience: Mid-Senior level
Required education: Bachelor's Degree
Industry: Information Technology and Services
Function: Business Development

Company profile:
BADR is an established company that is striding in to the world of big-data with formal expertise and the right technology for the job. Our vision is to become the leading big-data visualization and analytics services provider in the Middle East, and this is a goal that we strongly believe to be reachable. With a dedicated team and the tools required, we plan to change big-data in a big way.Despite our relative freshness to the field, we have the advantage of a dedicated and experienced team. Our team is a family at Badr and company culture is very important to us. We have a jolly band of geeks in the office who are all working towards a common goal. Our diverse and varying team all have a wealth of skills and knowledge that they bring to the table and this diversity helps exponentially in our ability to take on any challenge that we are faced with.Looking to the present as well as the future, our company is extremely dedicated in helping our youth and local communities in any way that we can. We frequently hold sessions educating the youth on the modern business world and the skills that they will need in it. It is our goal to equip our young adults for the future that they’ll be shaping and this is a cause that is very important to us. 

Job description:
Product manager will guide a team that is charged with a product line contribution as a business unit. This extends from increasing the profitability of existing products to developing new products for the company. You will build products from existing ideas, and help to develop new ideas based on your industry experience and your contact with customers and prospects. You must possess a unique blend of business and technical savvy; a big-picture vision, and the drive to make that vision a reality. You must enjoy spending time in the market to understand their problems, and find innovative solutions for the broader market.You must be able to communicate with all areas of the company. You will work with an engineering counterpart to define product release requirements. You will work with marketing communications to define the go-to-market strategy, helping them understand the product positioning, key benefits, and target customer. You will also serve as the internal and external evangelist for your product offering, occasionally working with the sales channel and key customers.A product manager's key role is strategic, not tactical. The other organizations will support your strategic efforts; you won't be supporting their tactical tasks

Requirements:
Managing the entire product line life cycle from strategic planning to tactical activitiesSpecifying market requirements for current and future products by conducting market research supported by on-going visits to customers and non-customers.Driving a solution set across development teams (primarily Development/Engineering, and Marketing Communications) through market requirements, product contract, and positioning.Developing and implementing a company-wide go-to-market plan, working with all departments to execute.Analyzing potential partner relationships for the product.3+ years of software marketing/product management experience.Knowledgeable in technology.Computer Science or Engineering degree or work experiences a strong plus.This position requires travel to customer and non-customer sites in Cairo and gulf area (25%)

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